Suleiman Frangieh (politician, born 1965)

Suleiman Antoine Frangieh (Arabic: سليمان أنطوان فرنجية; born 18 October 1965) is a Lebanese politician.

[3] Suleiman Frangieh's grandfather brought him to Syria after the Ehden massacre, which was perpetrated by the rival Maronite Kataeb Party's militia forces.

[5] According to Fadi Nicholas Nassar and Saleh El Machnouk, Frangieh is considered to be allied with former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

[6] Suleiman Frangieh joined mourners gathered in front of Beirut's city palace to pay his final respects to Rafic Hariri who was killed by a bomb on 14 February 2005.

In parallel, an initiative led by independent MP Ghassan Skaff culminated in talks between opposition parties, taking advantage of the growing rift between the Free Patriotic Movement and Hezbollah and the warming of Syrian-Gulf diplomatic relations.

With the support of Maronite Patriarch Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, it was announced in late May 2023 that the Lebanese Forces, the Kataeb, the FPM and the PSP had agreed to endorse the candidacy of IMF economist and former Minister of Finance Jihad Azour for the role of President[11][12] On 14 June 2023 economist Jihad Azour received 60 votes, 51 votes for Suleiman Frangieh.

[14][6] On January 8, 2025, he announced he withdrawal from candidacy for the Lebanese presidency and his support to Army Commander General Joseph Aoun.